Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

In today’s episode, we’re going to drill down on one critical micronutrient that is essential to humans in the right dose, highly toxic in the wrong dose, and one that many runners are chronically de…

Up to 50% of runners will suffer an injury in any given year and one of the most severe and common injuries is a stress fracture.

Because treatment for a stress fracture will require a significant am…

If you’ve run long enough or are just starting your journey, you probably have a Iove/hate relationship with running.  Running long distances is wonderful and completely irrational at the same time.

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Many people want to lose weight with running.  While the benefits of running can go far beyond losing a few pounds, running can be a fantastic part of your strategy to get in the best shape of your l…

Hydration and Fueling For Endurance Performance Series, Part Two: The EXACT Fueling and Hydration Secrets from the Best Endurance Athletes with Abby Coleman

Learn exactly how the best endurance athle…

Welcome to Part One of our two part series on Hydration and Fueling for Endurance Performance.  In this episode we’ll talk about how to craft your perfect hydration plan and on Part Two, we’ll learn …

Your spine starts showing signs of aging at age 20.  Is too much running putting it at more risk?

We talk about the spine a lot to our athletes. Your posture and spinal mobility are huge players in g…

The instinct to run hard from the start is something that is tough to unlearn. That’s why you so often see new runners, and even experienced runners do this in workouts and races:  they start off too…

Is a lack of great sleep ruining our lives and our running?  Claire wanted to find out, so she invited sleep expert Dr Shelby Harris on the show to talk about it.

Dr. Harris is the former director of…

Summer is officially here in the Northern Hemisphere and while longer days leave lots more time for running, the sun, heat and humidity can make running miserable.  But unless you’d like to spend the…

Matt Frazier is a vegan ultramarathoner, author, and entrepreneur, best known as the founder of the No Meat Athlete movement and host of the No Meat Athlete Radio podcast. Matt found he could run lon…

Have you ever experienced painful leg cramping late in a race?

Coach Claire goes into the science of leg cramping.  This episode will equip you with an action plan that you can start today to cramp-p…

What if I told you that there was a simple way to improve your muscular endurance, reduce your respiratory rate when running, reduce the production of lactic acid, slash your cortisol build up in hal…

Having a solid fueling plan for the marathon can make the difference between a great race and a disaster.  But how do you know what to eat, how much to eat, and when?

Coach Claire Bartholic explains …

Are you ready to be inspired? And maybe have some fun while we are at it?  Then this is the episode for you.

For most of us, qualifying for the Olympics is a completely unrelateable accomplishment, r…

Do you want to know the number one way to get faster as a runner?

SLOW DOWN!

Yes, it seems like the opposite of what you want to do to improve, but it's absolutely true.

In this bonus episode of the …

Accurate nutrition information for runners can get pretty murky out there.  It can be tough to figure out what’s really important  and really, what’s even true.

And that’s why I’ve brought on Meghann…

On this bonus Run to the Top, we are going to talk about racing, and specifically over-racing.  That’s when you are racing so often that it’s actually hurting your progress as a runner.

Now you might…

Can new tech in your shoe change the way you run for the better?   

We are all used to our watches telling us how fast (or slow) we are, counting our heartbeats, our footsteps,  or even telling us ho…

Can you run a specific workout pace on feel alone?  Without looking at your watch?  Tempo runs, steady runs, threshold runs, VO2 max workouts...they all have a "feel" to them and if you can learn how…